Package-tie.



No. 894,652, PATENTED JULY 28, 1908.

\ v J. J. HUGHES.

PACKAGE TIE.

" APPL-IQATION FILED JAN. 20.1908.

ywcufoz attain/m JOHN J. HUGHES, OF RYE, NEW YORK.

PACKAGE-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 28, 1908.

Application filed January 29, 1908. Serial No. 413,313.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. HUGHES, a cltizen of the United States, residing at Rye,

in the county of Westchester and Stateof New York, have invented new and useful Im rovements in Package-Ties, ofwhich the fo owing is a specification.

This invention relates to tying devices for envelo s, packages and the like, and the obj ect, o the invention is to rovide an ex tremely simple device of this 0 aracter which will eiiectively retain the tying cord, and in which the tying cord may be readily disconnected from the device and separated from the package when desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tying device which is so constructed as to entirely obviate the liability of defacing or injuring the package or bundle to which it is secured.

To these ends the invention resides in the novel construction of package ties, hereinafter fully described and claimed.

.In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of my device in applied osition upon a package. Fig. 2 is a side e evation 0 the same. Fig. 3 is a top lan view of the device detached from the pac age, and the tying cord removed.

My improved tying device is constructed of a sin e strand of wire, of any suitable gage, an is provided with an e e 1, adapted for the reception of the knotte end of a tying cord.2. The eye 1 is provided with a shank 3 extending therefrom a suitable distance and provided at its end with a slightly upturned lip 4. The strand of wire is given a bend at the lip 4 and is continued rearward-1y in a direct line parallel to the strand 3, from Which it is slightly spaced, to form a loop 5. This strand, after being continued a suitable distance, is bent upon itself and extended directly over the strands comprising the loop 5, and the free end is bent upon itself to ,provide a U-shaped hook 6, and is then continued directly above and in parallel relation to the shank 3 a suitable distance, when it is twisted upon the shank to complete the dev1ce.

In securing a bundle or package with m improved tying device, the device is os1-' tionedin the center of the package or undle, the tying string 2 is brought around the package and within the mouth of the U- shaped hook 6. The end of the tyin string is now brought at an angle under t e loop 4 and the free end is continued through the mouth of the U-shaped hook. With this construction it will be noted that the cord engaging the strand under the loop 4 is compressed upon the strand, so as to form a do'u le thickness of cord beneath the loop, and that this construction presents a su stantial knot which will efiectively retain the cord upon the device. It will be also seen that the strand of cord being brought under the loop from the hook is made to assume a direct angle in relation to the cord'upon the package, and it will be noted that a pull upon the cord encircling the bundle will have the effect'of more tightly compressing the overlapping strand 0 cord beneath the loop, and that when the device is in applied position a pull in this direction cannot effect the loosening of the cord.

In removing the tie from the package, it is simply'necessary to grasp the free end of the cord and after bringing it from between the hook and under the loop, the cord may be easily withdrawn from its engagement with the tie, and the tie readily separated from the ackage.

It will e noted that the lip of the loop 5 as well as the eye 1 are arranged at a suitable distance above the package or bundle to which the device is secured, and that by this construction the device is eflectively held away from the package which it enages. g Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed as new is:

A tying device constructed of a strand of wire-comprising a shank having an eye arranged above the plane of the shank, and a loop having a lip also arranged above the lane of the shank, the free end of the lip being continued rearwardly in a parallel line with the shank and bent to form a hook ada ted to overlie the loop, and the free end of'the hook bent upon the shank.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' JOHN J. HUGHES.

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